Progress to class-2 soul engineer

As Wulin carefully observed him, Fan Yu removed the Sleeve Cannon from his left arm and slowly dismantled it. While doing so, he explained, "A soul tool is mainly split into three portions: the outer shell, the inner shell, and the core. The outer shell is what you can see on the exterior of the soul tool. You need to use the most durable and heat-resistant metals to create the outer shell, so as so prevent them from being easily destroyed in the long term. On the other hand, the inner shell is different; the inner shell's most important feature is its ability to magnify and conduct soul power. Because of that, it has to be created using extremely precious conductive metals such as crystal-silver. At the same time, the inner shell's ability to magnify soul power allows the user to reduce their consumption of soul power whilst using the soul tool. It's because of this that soul engineers below Class 7 are stronger than soul masters in a drawn-out fight. Lastly, the core of a soul tool is the most important part. It needs to be created using the most precious types of metals and gems. Different types of formation arrays have to be activated using different levels of soul power, and correspondingly, we have to change the materials used for the inner and outer shells of the soul tool. The core can be considered the most important part of the soul tool, and the carving of a formation array is the most important step for a soul engineer."

"When we determine the rank of a soul engineer, the most important step is to look at the formation array they carve. If you can carve a formation array of a certain rank, and your own soul power has reached that rank as well, you can then be considered a soul engineer of that rank."

"There aren't any shortcuts in learning how to carve a formation array. Once you've finished memorizing the formation that our predecessors racked their brains to create, you'll simply have to continuously experiment with a few ordinary metals. That's the only way that you'll be able to constantly improve. Once you've learned the various theories of formation array carving, you'll finally be able to create something that can be considered your own. When that happens, you can graduate."

"The most important parts of our research are reflected through formation array carving, as it's much easier to pair an inner and outer shell with a formation array as the base. Caitou has a lot of talent in this field. Despite how relaxed he appears to be, he has a special characteristic that his peers don't have. That characteristic is his concentration. If you want to carve an extremely detailed formation array, you can't lack concentration."

"It's not as if you can't make any mistakes while carving formation arrays. However, the fewer mistakes you make, the more durable your formation arrays will be."

After saying this, Fan Yu finally stopped. Wulin, who seemed to be deep in thought, made him feel extremely satisfied, as he could feel a level of concentration from Wulin that was comparable to He Caitou's. Furthermore, Wulin's facial expression showed that he'd been able to absorb the information very quickly; he seemed to already have a certain level of understanding towards soul tools.

A short period of time later, Fan Yu asked, "Do you understand now?"

Wulin nodded. "Teacher, I understand."

Fan Yu smiled. "These are the most basic things that you'll have to learn from now on. Now then, what you'll first need to do is build a solid foundation in preparation of creating soul tools. This will take quite a long time to do, but it's a fundamental part of being a soul engineer. The only way that you can become an outstanding soul engineer is by laying a solid foundation. You should know that, as a soul engineer, you'll have to personally create every single soul tool that you'll use. This is because only you can understand yourself the best, and because you have the most confidence in yourself. We'll start by teaching you how to forge metal. If you want to become an excellent soul engineer, you'll first have to become an excellent blacksmith."

After he'd finished speaking, he gave Wulin a set of blacksmithing equipment that contained a funnel, a furnace, an anvil, a forging hammer, and more. Afterwards, Fan Yu began to teach him the art of forging, step by step.

Forging was separated into four main steps, as was more or less the case for all precious metals. Even the base of a formation array followed this principle.

The first of these steps was material purification. By unceasingly hammering a metal at high temperatures, one would be able to expel the impurities within it, in turn causing it to become more compact. The higher a material's purity, the better it would perform. However, different metals had slightly different methods of purification.

The second step was molding. While some metals could be poured into a pre-made mold, a large majority of metals had to be molded by hand.

The third step was tempering. Tempering was a somewhat complicated process, but more than anything else, it's something that requires experience.

The last step was polishing. Meticulously polishing and inscribing metal was the last step in creating a soul tool; it was the process that perfected an already outstanding item. However, once a core formation array had been polished, a formation array would have to be carved on the base.

Once these four steps were performed, and all the necessary parts were assembled, a soul tool would be created.

It seemed simple on paper, but every single step had extremely stringent requirements. And right now, Huo Yuhao was starting from the very first step of forging—material purification. The sound of a forging hammer smashing against metal began to ring out from Laboratory 12

At dinnertime that evening, Wulin roommate notice that Wulin hands were visibly shaking.

"Hey, why're your hands shaking?" Rommate ask asked, puzzled.

Wulin replied sulkily, "You go and smash a metal hammer into a metal block for over an hour, see what happens.

Then they continue to eat because they are just roomates not that closed to share everything.

After which both go to room to Cultivate.

Every Morning, Wulin Wakeup early and train with his sword, while looking at sun towards east, then go to academy for study and physical training for Zhou Yi class.

As soon as school ended, Wulin would rush over to the Soul Tool Department to study soul tools with Fan Yu. The eight hours he spent there every night were, to him, the most exhausting period of the day. Fan Yu's way of teaching was extremely strict, and the standards that he held for his last disciple were so high that they were second to none, even in Shrek Academy. When He Caitou had been going through the first stages that Wulin was currently going through, he'd suffered untold hardships.

However, Fan Yu was astonished by the fact that Yuhao seemed to be a rubber ball filled with elasticity: No matter how hard he pushed him, he'd always bounce back. Not only did he complete the tasks that Fan Yu assigned him in an excellent manner, he was even meticulous to the point that there weren't any flaws in his work at all. Sometimes, Fan Yu even thought that Wulin was the one being too harsh on himself. However, in the end, Wulin still managed to conscientiously complete every task he was assigned without any complaints. Even when he was exhausted to the point that he couldn't even return to his room, he didn't grumble at all. There was many times when Fan Yu had to personally send him back, but even when that happened, he wasn't willing to sleep. Instead, he'd have roomate to help him into a cross-legged position in order to cultivate.

After three months of harsh tranning Wulin already passed the first stage of soul tool creation. In Fan Yu's own words, "The student has surpassed the master."

He Caitou had taken a full year to pass this stage, yet Wulin had only taken half months. Admittedly, Wulin learn basic Blacksmith during Intermediate Academy course but Wulin's fearless tenacity had been the main reason.

At this point, three months had passed since the beginning of Yuhao's studies in the Soul Tool Department.

Within the Soul Tool Testing Area's Laboratory #12.

Fan Yu and He Caitou both stood beside Wulin—who was currently working on an enormous metal table—watching him very quietly. Fan Yu had clasped his hands behind his back, but he was watching every move that Wulin made very attentively. On the other hand, He Caitou had his fists clenched tightly, clearly somewhat nervous.

Wulin was currently seated in front of the metal table, and was holding a hexagonal piece of metal that was roughly the size of a walnut in his left hand. His right hand gripped a slender, thin knife, which he was using to carefully carve an inscription on a piece of metal.

His movements were extremely slow, but his hands were equally as stable. Every single movement that he made with his knife was made with extreme clarity.

The piece of metal was bluish-gold in color, and released a somewhat peculiar aura. As Wulin continued to carve with his knife, complicated patterns began to gradually appear on it.

Wulin's pupils shone with a pale gold luster, and even though he'd been focused for a long period of time, he hadn't blinked once. Time passed second by second, but his body remained unmoving, like a sculpture. Only his fingers—which were controlling the tiny sculpting blade—slowly moved alongside the guidance of his soul power. His tempo didn't waver in the slightest.

An excited light gradually began to appear in He Caitou's eyes, and a strange light appeared in Fan Yu's eyes. Even his clasped hands couldn't help but slowly turn into fists.

Finally, Wulin slowly carved one final cut, finishing a miniscule engraving on the piece of metal. Afterwards, he finally stopped.

The golden light in his eyes slowly faded away, and a trace of exhaustion appeared on his face. However, a brilliant smile had already appeared on his face by the time he raised his head to look towards Fan Yu and He Caitou.

"Teacher, senior brother, I've succeeded. From now on, I should be a Class 2 soul engineer, right?"

He Caitou looked towards him with a blank look in his eyes. "Wulin, you… you've really succeeded?"

Wulin carefully raised the piece of metal with his right hand, and a gentle trace of soul power slowly flowed into it. Immediately, the metal piece shone with a clear, blue light, causing the soft halo of light it had originally had to turn into a foot-high pillar that rose into the air. The blue halo of light was straight yet sturdy, and had no signs of flickering. On the other hand, the metal piece itself shone with a penetratingly blue light.

"Good, good, good!" Fan Yu finally said. From the excitement on his face, one could tell that his emotions had been roused.

"Wulin, good child.I can tell you that you've already become a fully fledged Class 2 soul engineer. You have an extraordinary amount of talent that ordinary people can't even begin to hope for, and you're incomparably hardworking on top of that. There were no coincidences in your success. This is your reward for the three months of hard work that you've endured!"

He Caitou cheered, then pounced towards Wulin. After grabbing ahold of him, he flung him into the air. Wulin's face was filled with happiness, but he pursed his lips tightly.

Right, the small metal piece he'd just engraved was the core of a Class 2 soul tool!

He'd completed the foundations of forging after half months of hard work, then had taken another month to learn molding, tempering, and polishing, as well as the other necessary procedures. Afterwards, he'd finally begun to learn how to engrave formation arrays. This was also the most important step in creating a soul tool.

If Wulin's previous learning speed could be described as quick, the main reason behind that was because of his hard work and diligence. However, he'd begun to reveal his true genius in creating soul tools after he'd begun to learn how to engrave formation arrays.

Wulin was much calmer than his peers, and also had an innate advantage compared to others—his Spirit. His visual acuity was several times greater than that of an ordinary person's.

More often than not, students would fail while engraving a formation array due to miniscule errors they'd made. However, a situation like this would almost never occur with Wulin.

His Spiritual Detection could create a clear, three-dimensional shape of the metallic core in his mind. Because of this, he would basically never make a mistake, regardless of how deeply he had to cut, or how many cuts he had to make. This, combined with Wulin's seriousness, allowed him to only need a ten days to finish engraving his first formation array from the time he started memorizing it from theory and putting it into practice.

In other words, Wulin had taken two months to formally become a Class 1 soul engineer.

At that time, Fan Yu had told him that, although he wasn't clear what the record in the Sun Moon Empire was, Wulin was definitely the fastest person to become a Class 1 soul engineer in all of the Heavenly Soul, Dou Ling, and Star Luo empires. He Caitou taking one year and four months to do this had already been considered breathtaking by Fan Yu, but Wulin had only needed not even half of that!

Wulin had been extremely concentrated on his studies and practice. In Fan Yu's opinion, he didn't seem to know the meaning of 'dry and dull' at all. Even if it was the exact same Class 1 formation array, he would engrave several hundred of them onto an ordinary piece of metal with gusto.

After another month, Wulin had attempted to engrave a Class 2 formation array onto a true core. And he'd succeeded; he'd actually succeeded! Though Fan Yu had already predicted it to some extent, he couldn't help but tear up at the sight of his disciple truly succeeding in front of him.

Strong teachers were hard to find, but talented students were just as hard, if not harder to find! That's not mentioning a talented disciple that was also willing to give 200%. Fan Yu was an extremely harsh teacher, but even he hadn't been able to find a single fault with Wulin.

It should be known that a Class 2 formation array is at least three times more complicated than a Class 1 formation array. Moreover, the requirements towards the usage of soul power are extremely high. Wulin's success had had no element of luck to it at all; he'd truly controlled everything perfectly.

After Fan Yu waved towards He Caitou, he finally let Wulin go. Fan Yu couldn't help but be filled with pride when he saw his pleased disciples.

Wulin was just left one month to his birthday means he was also yougest Soul Engineer in three Empire with ten year eleven months.

After this Fan Yu say Wulin you can take a leave from now upto Your preliminary Examor Fresher exam was completed that you will knew in class by Zhou Yi.

After tournament you can start your further study in soul tools after you are confirm to student, that we didn't need to think that you have any problem with your soul power 33 rank, Your talent in Soul tool and martial soul are unpredictable, and have limitless Future. so, workhard and all the best for your Freshman Exam's.

After You complete Your Exam come here I will personally crave your soul medal of rank 2 Soul Engineer, on the side Caitoo also speak all the best junior brother

Thank You teacher and senior brother with this Wulin replied and left Soul tool department and moves towards his Dormantory.

After reaching there he just fall sleep, because today day is already come to end, the cultivation and achievements he had now only he know that every time he has to break his limits to achieved it, It only for a promise that he give to his Friends that live in soul sea that he definitely achieved that realm in future.

With good Sleep next day Wulin Wakeup and First start with his daily shedule to pratice Sword and some physical exercise, after Clean him self and have fresh himself after that he go to cafeteria and have a food to eat, and finished eating he moves towards Academy for his today class.

Under Zhou Yi's teaching, which was strict to the point of being perverted, Class 1 could be said to have completely transformed. However, the upper echelon of the academy was slightly astonished by the fact that there were actually between sixty and one students left from the three month baptism of Class 1, which Zhou Yi had been in charge of. This was leagues apart from the school's one-third estimate.

If one were to ask who'd changed the most in all of Class 1 during these three months, the answer would undoubtedly be Huo Yuhao.

When he entered the academy, his soulforce had merely been rank eleven. In addition to that, he'd just obtained his soul ring. His strength had been absolutely dead last when ranked in the academy, without any suspense at all.

However, after these three months, Huo Yuhao ,It wasn't because Huo Yuhao had used his strength to astonish everyone, or that no one could beat him. Instead, it was because his vigor had sparked the admiration of the students in Class 1. This was the main reason that two-thirds of the class was able to persevere in Class 1, even under Zhou Yi's strict teaching. Wulin also done his hardwork and with his power and hardwork he maintained his stable the position of Class monitor. But, After Classroom classes and practice Class no student see him.So, they think that he was going somewhere else to fun, because they even go to his Dormantory but not found him, but who goes and tell them that that time he was in Soul tool department pratice more then them, But they didn't know anything about this. So, in there view only Yuhao was the only one who do hardwork and Wulin with his background and superior innate talent has today frame. Wulin also know there thinking but didn't bother to speak to them.

Huo Yuhao and Wulin was truly too hard working. Practically all of the teachers who taught Class 1 knew of there existence. No matter when the class was, nor what lesson was going on, there would always be a two pair of eyes focused on the teacher for the duration of the entire lesson; the owner entirely focused on listening to the teacher's explanation.